There are a number of fields that complement or are closely related to KM.
- Anthropology
- Business Intelligence
- Business Process Management
- Change Management
- Cognitive Science
- Communication
- Complexity
- Content Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Creative Problem Solving
- Data Management
- Decision Making
- Design
- eLearning
- Enterprise 2.0
- Enterprise Architecture
- Ethnography
- Facilitation
- Human Computer Interaction
- Human Resource Management
- Information Architecture
- Information Literacy
- Information Management
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Learning & Development
- Library Science
- Management Science
- Narrative
- Organisation Development
- Project Management
- Quality Management
- Records Management
- Risk Management
- Social Business
- Social Media
- Sociology
- Taxonomy